Suspender-hook and drawers-support.



, PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. c. B.DIOKERSON. SUS'PENDER- HOOK AND DRAWERSSUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1907.

in: NORRIS PETERS cm, WASHINGTON. n. c;

CORNELIUS B. DIOKERSON, OF POWHATAN, WEST VIRGINIA.

SUSPENDER-HOOK AND DRAWERS-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Application filed August 21, 1907. Serial No. 389,594.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS B. DICK- ERSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Powhatamin the county of McDowell and State of WestVirginia, have invented a new and useful Suspender-Hook andDrawers-Support Combined, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment su porters and its object is toprovide a simp e, durable, and eflicient device of this characterdesigned to be secured to trousers and having integral but separatemeans for engaging suspenders and drawers whereby the same may be heldin proper relation to one another without causing discomfort to thewearer.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character which isformed in a single piece of metal, which can be manufactured cheaply,and which can be readily attached to or detached from the suspenders ordrawerswith which it is used.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompan ing drawings is shown the preferred form 0 theinvention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is an elevation of the supporter, the samebeing shown in use. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the blank from which thesupporter is formed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through thesupporter and showing the sup lemental strap used in connection therewitfor attaching it to trousers.

Referring to the figures b characters of reference, 1 designates anelongated metal stri provided adjacent its center with opposite yextending ears 4 each of which is provided with an aperture 5 so thatthe same can be conveniently sewed to a garment. Elongated parallelslots 6 are formed within the strip between these cars and a transversebar 7 is thus produced for the pur oses hereinafter set forth. Ears 3exten laterally from the baseportion 2 of the strip 1' and each of themis provided with openings 5 for the reception of stitches and locatedbetween these ears 3 and integral with the strip 1 is a hook 9 whichoverhangs the adjoining portion of the stri 1 and is channeled in thedirection of its ength as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 so that the same isreinforced and presents a rounded lower surface designed to bear withinthe strap 14 of a pair of suspenders.

The end portion 16 of the strip 1 extends from the bar 7 in a directionopposite to the end portion 2 and is designed to be folded as indicatedat 10 so as to extend substantially parallel with the base portion 2 ofthe strip 1. This end portion 16 constitutes a tongue, the longitudinaledges of which are curved as indicated at 11 and 12 and merge to form arounded end which is struck inwardly to form a depression 13 into whichthe end of hook 9 is designed to project.

In using the device herein described the base portion 2 is secured tothe waist band of trousers by sewing through the openings 5 and ifdesired it may be additionally fastened thereto by extending afabrictape 8 through the slots 6 and around bar 7 as indicated at 3, theends of said tape being sewed to the trousers. The ton ue 16 may then beplaced in engagement with the supporting strap 15 of drawers simply byplacing said strap back of the terminal of tongue 16 and on the hook 9whereu on the tongue 16 will spring away from hooli 9 and permit thestra to assume a position within the fold 10. he strap 14 of suspenderscan then be similarly placed in engagement with the hook 9 whereupon theparts will be assembled as indicated in Fig. 1.

hould it be desired to detach the suspender strap from hook 9 the sameis swung laterally into position substantially at ri ht an gles to thetongue 16 and then presse downward so that the u per portion of the eyein the stra will slip cibwn off of hook 9 and between tfie base portion2 and the tongue 16. The strap will thus become detached. To disconnectthe strap 15 from the supporter one end thereof is ulled upward over thehook 9 and then pu led downward between it and the end of ton ue 16whereupon said strap will likewise be disconnected.

It will be seen that this supporter is very simple, durable, andefiicient, can be readily placed in position, and when once secureddoesnot require the use of separate pieces for securin or releasing theparts engaged thereby. t is formed in a single piece of s rin -metal andinasmuch as it can be prouce at a single operation it will be ap arentthat the same can be manufacture at extremely small cost.

What is claimed is:

A garment supporter formed in a single piece of spring metal andcomprising a base havin laterally extending ears for the recep l thebar, the terminals of said. strip being dis tion 0? securing means, saidbase having parposed to be fastened to a garment. allel slots formmg atransverse bar, a hook at In testimony that I claim the foregoing as oneend of the base and lapping the same, my own I. have hereto allixed mysignature 5 said hook being conoavo-convlex in transin the presence oftwo Witnesses.

verse section, a tongue extent in throu h Y- T one end of the base andlapping the hoo lr, (/ORNELIUS DKIXERSOA' said lapping portion of thetongue having a Vitnesses: circular concavity, and an elastic strip eX-J. C. SLUsHER, 10 tending through the slots and looped around D. L.BURCIIETTE.

